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I have to turn in my man card
I finally have to admit defeat and have a car towed.
Electrical problem on my 2002 325i. I have futzed with it for 4 days now and am throwing in the towel and getting it towed to the shop. First time EVER that I have not been able to fix a problem on one of my cars. I even rebuilt the engine on my 911! There are more ignition interlocks on this car than you can shake a stick at. They are impossible to trouble shoot. I am humbled.
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I thought that sort of problem only occurs with Audi
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If you post pictures of hot chicks it will distract us long enough to get the car fixed.
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As long as you don't have to drive a mini-van around while your Bimmer is being fixed, I think you can hold on to our man-card for now...
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Clay Aiken would have fixed it.
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You had a man card?
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"Looky, I fixed Kurts car and didnt even get my hands dirty!"
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looks like he's getting ready to swallow..
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Ability to troubleshoot a modern car is not only unnecessary to keep your man card, in fact your man card might come into question if you COULD troubleshoot it. Troubleshooting modern cars is done by wimps that understand computer screens but not cars. The folks who repair these cars are not what I would call "mechanics." Indeed, I think they are generally referred to as "technicians." The computer tells them what part needs replacing (there are no procedures for rebuilding or repairing components, only for replacing them).
Your problem is that you do understand cars and their mechanicals. This would be a hindrance to a technician. Mechanics think. Technicians follow procedures.
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This is one of the reasons my newest vehicle is a 2002. I can pretty much repair everything on all my vehicles myself. Only thing I couldnt troubleshoot/ fix, was the auto tranny in my p/u. (computer controlled hunk of crap.)
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I've seen pics of your Willys wagon.... your man card is safe
(unless the BMW is an automatic)
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but Supe is right..
now, it's $12.50.. I give you a $20.00.. then your met with a blankstare until the machine say's give back $7.50 Rika |
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09-24-2008, 09:43 AM
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Getting your car towed to the shop is a mancard violation?
I saw the thread title and thought you went to see "Nights in Rodanthe" and liked it, or something!
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